Morris Harvey Alumni Honor Shroyer Hodel
Two Beckleyans were named honorary members of the Beckley Oak Hill Morris Harvey College Alumni Association at a dinner in The Methodist Temple. Charles Hodel and D K Shroyer received honors as Dr Leonard Riggleman spoke on the college 75th anniversary finance building program aiming to raise 2.5 million for a new campus center, library upgrades, gym renovations, dormitory work, outdoor facilities, and landscaping. About 75 attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riggleman
C. O. Williams
Beckley
Beckley College
H. A. Sloan
Hodel
Winton R. Houck
Glenn W. Stewart
West Virginia Historical Drama Association Sees Renewals Rise
The organization, producer of Honey In The Rock, reports 17 new renewals bringing 1963 season totals to 52. Renewals include National Bank of Commerce Charleston, Bernard H. Jacobson, Mrs Louise Goldston, Mayor Cecil Miller and others from Beckley Bluefield and Charleston. Each $10 membership buys two reserved seats for any of 60 performances at the Grandview State Park amphitheater. Cards mailed to renewals on the record date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Producers of
Honey
National Bank of Commerce of
Charleston
Bernard H. Jacobson
Louise Goldston
Cecil L. Miller
Biggs Johnson- Withrow
J. W. Witherspoon
J. A. Hunt
Beckley
Shepherd College to Host Commencement Speaker
Morris Harvey College president Leonard Rigleman will deliver Shepherd College's commencement address on June 3. About 190 students are expected to graduate in the ceremony at Shepherdstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd
Shepherdstown
UPI
Leonard Rigleman
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Shepherd College
Robertson To Be Speaker At Kiwanis Meet
Dr William B Robertson chair of Concord College language and literature will speak at a May 10 luncheon at El Chico honoring Raleigh County s outstanding high school English students The event sponsored by the Beckley Kiwanis Club aims to boost interest in high school English students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Robertson
Concord College
el Chico
Raleigh County
New Jersey
Robertson
University of Massachusetts
Universidad Central
Madrid
Spain
Cornell University
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Forty Dogs Ready for Release at Ra Leigh County Shelter
A. C. Allen caretaker of Raleigh County Animal Shelter says about 40 dogs are prepared for adoption. He urges residents with dog tags to place them on their pets to prevent them being picked up again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Allen
Raleigh County Animal Shelter
Fisherman Drowns At Lowell Dam In Ohio
The body of 68 year old Hugh Peters of Coal Run was recovered near Ferncliff after a fishing accident above Lowell Dam on April 1. His unattended boat circled then rode over the dam and debris was found downstream in the Muskingum River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta, Ohio
UPI
Lowell Dam
Richard Young
Ferncliff
Hugh Peters
Coal Run
Muskingum River
Beckley Kiwanis Sponsor You and the Law for Youths
The Beckley Kiwanis Club will sponsor a You and the Law program for 25 Raleigh County schools from seventh through twelfth grade. Distributing 1,000 booklets to social science classes, the program aims to teach basics of law and rights, not as a delinquency cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Ripley
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Law
Raleigh County
Clear Fork
Mark Twain
Marsh Fork
Richmond
Shady Spring
Sophia
Stoco
Stratton
Trap Hill
Woodrow Wilson
Beckley
Eccles
Glen White
Beaver
Bradley
Crab Orchard
New
Hollywood
Mabscott
Mount View
Rhodell
Sylvia
National Council On Crime and Delinquency
Eugene Eager
Sherman C. Trail
Beckley Club
Juvenile Court of Children’s
Volunteers Back Polio Clinic At Mark Twain High School
Workers volunteering for the Oral Sabin Polio Clinic at Mark Twain High School on Sunday April 28 are listed in two shifts. First shift 10 30 a m to 1 30 p m includes Mrs Dave Hill Mrs J B Bowers Mrs R W Hill Tams Mrs G P Henderson and Mrs D C Sizemore McAlpin Mrs Leslie Reid Mrs Wade Price Mrs Navada Angle Mrs Kathyrn McKinney and Mrs Estella Teaster Stotesbury. Second shift 1 30 p m to closing includes Mrs Paul Kelly Mrs Bertha Lytton Mrs Charles Gregory Mrs Ethel Brown Tams Mrs Clarence Meadows Mrs James Burnette Jr Mrs Everett Belcher Mrs Fred Tester man Mrs James Worrell and Mrs Varney Harmon McAlpin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navada Angle
Kathyrn McKinney
Estella Teaster
Stotesbury
Paul Kelly
Bertha Lytton
Charles Gregory
Ethel Brown
Tams
Clarence Meadows
James Burnette, Jr
Everette Belcher
Fred Testerman
James Worrell
Varney Harmon
McAlpin
Morgan County Fires Threaten Apple Orchards
Firefighters continued mopping up after three new fires started Monday in Lincoln Boone Hampshire Counties and two in Morgan County. About 2,000 acres burned in Paw Paw area near the apple growing center and several acres in Sleepy Creek Public Hunting Area Morgan Berkeley. A flare up on Greenbrier forest property was brought under control with no buildings endangered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Morgan County
Asher Kelly
Kelly
Lincoln
Boone
Hampshire
Paw Paw
Sleepy Creek
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Real estate deeds recorded in the county clerk office show Edward Moye and Bridgie Moye transferring property in Cranberry Town District for 1600. Southern West Virginia Land Co. transfers property in Beckley Town District for 750 to Ellis C Shaw and Maude Shaw. Noah Daniel and Marvie Daniel transfer property in Sand Lick Clear Fork District for 50. Nathan T Lilly and others transfer property in Beaver and Glade Shady Spring District for 180 to James W Lilly and Ina Lilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Moye
Bridgie Moye
Edward G. Lyons
Goldie M. Lyons
Cranberry
Southern West Virginia Land Co
Ellis C. Shaw
Maude Shaw
Beckley
Noah Daniel
Marvie Daniel
Sand Lick
Clear Fork
Nathan T. Lilly
James W. Lilly
Ina Lilly
Beaver and
Glade
Shady Spring
Rains Stop Fires In District IV Forest Region
The Beckley office of the state Department of Natural Resources reports no new fires on Monday night or Tuesday morning in District IV's eight counties. A spokesman says recent rainfall has reduced the forest fire threat across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
State Department of Natural Resources
District IV
Highland Park youth to attend Bahai congress in London
Going To London Marvin Hughes of Highland Park Michigan son of Mr and Mrs B G Hughes 713 S Fayette St will be among 10000 people of all races and nations attending the First World Congress of the Bahai faith in London England this month He will return to the states May 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Hughes
Highland Park, Mich
B. G. Hughes
S. Fayette St
London
England
Everette Lilly and Martha Stover Lead 1963 Clear Fork Class
Everette Allen Lilly valedictorian and Martha Lee Stover salutatorian of Clear Fork High School's 1963 graduates with averages of 3.80 and 3.58 respectively. Lilly, grandson of Bert Lilly, held multiple offices including Math Science Club president and NHS vice president, plans college after graduation. Stover, daughter of Arlington Stover, served as Math Science Club vice president and NHS secretary, and will attend Morris Harvey College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Fork High School
Everette Allen Lilly
Martha Lee Stover
Everett
Bert Lilly
Clear Creek
Martha
Arlington Stover
Everette
West Virginia
Clear Fork
West Virginia Soceety of Professional Engineers
Artie
Morris Harvey College
Library tour offered to students by Beckley club
Librarians and high school students curious about library work are invited to Raleigh County Public Library this Saturday at 11 a.m. Mrs. C. H. Graham will lead the tour, sponsored by the Woman's Club of Beckley with Mrs. Lawrence Wiseman arranging details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Public Library
C. H. Graham
The
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Lawrence Wiseman
Beckley Labor Leader Announces Talks With Electric Workers
Beckley Area Labor Council president R L Zeigler said negotiations begin today between Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 872 and the National Electrical Contractors Association. The contract expires June 1 and workers seek token raises fringe benefits and terminology changes for about 210 Beckley members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Zeigler
Beckley Area
Maiden tomb rescue in Austrian cemetery lapse
Johann Schleifer aged 25 was rescued after 13 days trapped in a tomb in Volkersdorf Austria. A passerby heard his moans and he told police he crawled into the tomb for a nap and partially moved the stone slab but could not reopen the tomb himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volkersdorf
Austria
UPI
Johann Schleifer
Knauss Promotes Honey In The Rock With Fire setback
Zane Knauss of Pittsburgh a promotion consultant for Honey In The Rock used a major fire at the Beau Brummel Club and Nixon Theater to highlight a benefit for the Pittsburgh Symphony. Johnny Carson, emceed the event and Carson’s chair was lost in the blaze. Carson quipped the stunt was ridiculous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane Knauss
Pittsburgh
Beckley
Pittsburgh Symphony
Knauss
Johnny Carson
Symphony
Beau Brummel Club
Carson
Kauss
Nixon
Beau Brummel
Refunds and price cuts under renegotiation orders in 1962
New York exporters and defense contractors refunded and reduced prices under Renegotiation Board orders in 1962. The Commerce Clearing House reports voluntary refunds totaling 17.8 million dollars and reductions of 7.8 million dollars by firms with federal defense contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
UPI
Commerce Clearing House
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Shroyer, Hodel
Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County Armory
Maxwell Hill Country Life Group
Ming
W. E. Harvey
Ben Shrewsbury
CLG
W. B. Robertson
Juvenile Court
Trail
Europe
Davis
Wholesale Paint & Supply
N. Kanawha Ph
Dan
Sevin
UCC
J. M. Harris & Co., Inc
BlueDragon
Geta Grossh
Grippers
Roanoke, Virginia
Yellowstone
Kentucky
Yellowstone Distillery CO
Louisville
Owensboro
Sandra Ross
Kanawha County
Barbara Broadwater
Pleasants County
Cook
Nancy Conwell
Harrison County
Dee Ann Moore
Jackson County
Peggy Tucker
Mercer County
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company OF
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